UPF in rankings
Times Higher Education University Ranking (2026)
- 3rdSpanish university
- 83rdin Europe
Transparency Report (2024)
- 95% rate of compliance
- 59points out of 62
Overall results
6th Spanish university (99th in Europe and 265th worldwide) in 2026 +
Among the top 301-400 worldwide in 2025 +
4th Spanish university (111th in Europe and 276th worldwide) in 2025 +
1st Spanish public university (62nd in Europe and 144th worldwide) with a percentage of articles published among the 10% most cited considering all scientific fields together between 2020 and 2023 (according to CWTS Leiden Ranking 2025) +
1st Spanish university in 2025 (1st since 2013) +
3rd Spanish university in terms of performance in 2026 +
7 of the 13 undergraduate courses evaluated are ranked among the Top 5 in 2026 +
Results by fields of knowledge
Political and Social Sciences
| political sciences | #42 and 1st in Spain (ARWU 2025) |
| politics | #top 150 and 3rd in Spain (QS 2025) |
| social policy & administration | #top 150 (QS 2025) |
| social sciences and management | #85 and 2nd in Spain (QS 2025) |
| politics & international studies | #top 125 and 2nd in Spain (THE 2026) |
| sociology | #top 150 (QS 2025) |
Communication
| communication | #top 75 and 1st in Spain (ARWU 2025) |
| communication and media studies | #top 150 (QS 2025) |
| social sciences and management | #85 and 2nd in Spain (QS 2025) |
Law
| social sciences and management | #85 and 2nd in Spain (QS 2025) | |
| law | #74 and 3rd in Spain (THE 2026) | |
| law | #top 150 (QS 2025) |
Economics and Business
| economics | #33 and 1st in Spain (QS 2025) |
| economics | #47 and 1st in Spain (ARWU 2025) |
| economics and business | #83 and 1st in Spain (THE 2026) |
| accounting and finance | #top 150 (QS 2025) |
| social sciences and management | #85 and 2nd in Spain (QS 2025) |
| statistics | #top 150 and 1st in Spain (ARWU 2025) |
Engineering
| physical sciences and engineering | #96, 22nd in Europe and 1st in Spain (Leiden 2025) |
| biotechnology | #top 150 and 3rd in Spain (ARWU 2025) |
| neuroscience and behavior | #164 (US News 2025) |
Humanities
| arts and humanities | #top 125 (THE 2026) |
| arts and humanities | #162 (US News 2025) |
| arts and humanities | #177 (QS 2025) |
| philosophy | #top 200 (QS 2025) |
Medicine and Life Sciences
| life and earth sciences | #10 and 1st in Spain (Leiden 2025) | |
| public, environmental & occupational health | #77 (US News 2025) | |
| molecular biology and genetics | #82 (US News 2025) | |
| cell biology | #118 (US News 2025) | |
| biotechnology | #top 150 (ARWU 2025) and 3rd in Spain | |
| neuroscience and behavior | #164 (US News 2025) | |
| biomedical and health sciences | #139 and 3rd in Spain (Leiden 2025) | |
| biology and biochemistry | #189 (US News 2025) | |
| medical and health | #top 200and 3rd in Spain (THE 2026) | |
| public health | #top 200 (ARWU 2025) |
Translation and Language Sciences
| languages, literature and linguistics | #top 125 (THE 2026) |
| linguistics | #65 (QS 2025) |
| arts and humanities | #177 (QS 2025) |
| modern languages | #top 200 (QS 2025) |
- Results are presented by disciplines, fields of knowledge or both, as stated in each ranking. Disciplines are specific while fields of knowledge are composed of one or more disciplines.
- The list only includes up to the top 200 in the world and top 3 in Spain.
- Sigles: ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), Leiden (CWTS Leiden Ranking), QS (QS World University Rankings), THE (THE World University Rankings) i US News (US News World & Report Best Global Universities Rankings).